Efficiency-table



W. F. BRENNAN.

EFFICIENCY TABLE.

' APPLlcATloN E|LEn'1AN.17, 1921. Patented Oct' 18 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

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EFFICIENCY TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. I7, |921.

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L. (2%3317 rfi@ UNITED STATES WILLIAM F. BRENNAN, 0F GOLLINSVILLE, ILLINOIS. i

EFFICIENCY-TABLE.

Specification o' Letters Patent.

Patented 0G15. 18, 1921.

Application led. January 17, 1921. Serial No. 437,946.

To all fte/tom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. BREN- NAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Collinsville, Madison county, Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ehciency-Tables, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to efficiency tables which are adaptable to various uses.

An object of the invention'is to provide a tablehaving an infants chair pivotally supported thereby and capable of movement to a position at one side of the table, and to a position under the table, and provided with means for supporting the chair in a selected adjusted position at the side 'of the table.

Another object of the invention is to provide an extension table with a removable top leaf at the end and a receptacle in the space below the removable top leaf adapted to be used for different purposes, and a guard adapted to be applied to the side edge of the table top above the receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to provide ,anl extension table with a removable top leaf and novel means for retaining the same in position on the table. j

In the drawings, in which I have shown a Jreferred embodiment of the invention,

*igure 1 is a side elevation of my improved table in its extended arrangement.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the table with the extension leaves removed showing lthe receptacle at one end of the table. Y

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the table in the form shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 11 isfan end elevation of the table with the receptacle at the end thereof removed, and the infants chair in its lower position below the table.

Fig. 5 is a similar view with the infants chair supported at the side of the table.`

Fig. 6 is a view showing the improved means Vfor holding one of the removable eX- tension 'leaves on the table.

Fig. 7 is a view showing the device for holding the infants chair in dilferent adjusted positions.

As shown my improved table is of the eX- tension type and comprises a frame 1 at one end of the table and a frame 2 at the opposite end of the table, held in proper relative positions which permit extension adjustments thereof by the usual extension guides 3. The extension guides 3 may be of any usual or known construction, generally used 1n extension tables. The specic construction and arrangement of the guides 3 `are immaterial to an understanding of the present invention and, for that reason, are not shown or described in detail. lThe frame l is supported by legs 4 and the frame 2 is supported by legs 5 while the central or eX- tension portion of the table is supported by a leg 6.v All of the table legs may be provided with caster rollers 7 if desired,

Upon the `frame 1 a top leaf 8 is permanentl secured. A top leaf 9 isprovided for t e frame 2. The leaf 9 is removable and is formed with recesses arranged to rel ceive the arms or lugs 10 V(Fig. 6) extending upwardly from the frame 2 so that the top leaf 9 will be held in proper alinement with the remaining parts of the table. I also provide removable keys 11 arranged to be inserted in holes formed in the top leaf 9 and to pass through holes in the arms or projections 10 to lock the leaf 9 in connection with the table. Preferably the outer ends yof the keys 11 are formed with manuallyengageable parts 12`whereby said keys may be easily inserted and withdrawn. Y

If desired, the table may be extended only to the length shown in Fig. 2 in which the adjacent side edges of the top leaves` 8 and 9 will Contact; or, if desired, the table may be further extended and madev continuous by a number ofvremovable extension leaves 13 placed upon the extension frame 3v between the leaves 8 and 9 and held in connection therewith by the usual dowel pinarrangement (not shown).

The infants 'chair 14: is pivotedto a sup-A port 15 r.so that the infants chair may be turned laterally on said support..y .The support 15 is pivoted horizontally in a supporting bracket comprising an arm 16 havin its upper end pivoted to one of the ta le legs 4 at 17, and having a short inner arm 18. The support 15 is pivoted for turning movements between the arms 16 and 18 so that the parts may be moved to the positions shown in Fig. 4, or to the positions shown in Fig. 5 as desired. When in the positions shown in Fig. 4; the chair is under the table out of the way and may be retained in a desired adjustment by means of a key 19 arranged to pass through a hole in the arm 18 and engage the support 15 to prevent the support 15 from turning on its pivots. When the chair is rais-ed to a posirouw tion at the side of the table (Fig. 5) the key 19 is withdrawn to permit the chair to be turned to the position shown, after which said key is placed in position to prevent the support 15 from turning on its pivots. An element 2O is pivoted to the adjacent table leg 4: for engagement with the arm 16 of the bracket to support the chair at the side of the table. l/Vhen it is desired to lower the chair underthe tabl-e the element 2O is disengaged from the bracket, permittin the` chair t0 move downwardly to a vposition under the table as shown.

The receptacle which is included inthe invention and which is capable of movement between the legs 5 of the table to a position under the removable .lea-f 9 may be in the form shown.V As shown, the receptacle is in the form of a crib 21 supported on caster rollers 22 and is of a width approximately equal to the width of the' removable leaf 9, although the dimensions of the receptacle may be varied. When it is desired to use the i table for any purpose and at the same time to use the receptacle 21 the extension leaves 9 and 13 may be removed from `the table and the length of the table may be reduced as shown in F ig. 2, inrwhich the receptaele21 is conveniently located at theside of the fixed table leaf 8,. To prevent articles from being pushed off of the table into the receptacle21, and for other useful purposes, I `provide a guard`23. The guard 23 may be placed at the side edge of the fixed table leaf 8 and is equipped with projections 24: arranged to` engageV in appropriate recesses in the table frame so that the guard will be securely held in osition. 1 1

v n table embodying the improvements described is a genuine household convenience. An infants chair arranged and supported in connection with the table may be convenientlyplaced in position for use, or out ofy the way under the table when not infuse as desired. Furthermore, the infant` may be kept in the chair at the side of the table and the table may be used for household purposes association with the rtable may be applied to various uses, whether as a crib for an infant or as a receptacle` for articles being placed on or removed from the table, or other uses. The guard 23 will prevent articles from being pushed off the table into the receptacle and will also serve as a guard to prevent a child in the crib from pulling articles from thetable when the receptacle is used as an infants crib.

The table is constructed so as to be adapted for use in connection with the improvements described. It is apparent that all of the intended purposes are obtained in a highly satisfactory manner. The specific construction and arrangement of the parts may be varied within equivalent limits without departure from the invention.

That I claim and desire toy secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A table for household use, comprising supporting legs, a bracket includingv two arms and having one end of one of said arms pivoted to one of said legs and being movable to and from an outwardly extended position, an element forA supporting said bracket in an outwardly extended position, a horizontal support mounted between said'arms forhori- Zontal turning movements to support a chair upright vin any position of the bracket, a chair pivoted on said support for horizontal turning movement relative to said support in any position of the bracket, and a device for holding said support from turning relative to said bracket.

v2. A table for household use, comprising supporting legs, an armhaving one end piv-, oted to one of said legs and beingmovable from a vertical position to a. positionV in which said arm extends outwardly fromthe leg to which it ispivoted, a short arm in connection with the first-named arm, a support havingits end pivoted Vto said arms and arranged. for horizontalI turning movement, a chair pivoted with said support for horizontal turning movement, a devicefor locking said support from turning, and an element supportedby.- the table for holding` the firstnamedarm in its outwardly extendedfposi tion., Y. WILLIAM F. BRElNAlW.'A 

